Podcasts

Fred Kammer, S.J., talks about the prospects for immigration reform and the Biblical roots of the concept of amnesty. Fr. Kammer is the executive director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University New Orleans. He spoke to associate editor Luke Hansen, S.J., at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C., in […]

Margaret E. Crahan discusses the complex nature of Cuban society and the greater role the Catholic Church is playing in the country’s evolution. She also talks about Latin American policy under President Obama. Professor Crahan is senior researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University.

Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., reports on his visits to camps for Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and elsewhere. Fr. Groody traveled with a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services, which issued this report on their visit. Fr. Groody’s article for America on the visit can be found here.

Robert Sullivan talks with James Martin, S.J., about his book My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78. Sullivan is the author of many books, including Rats, The Meadowlands and The Thoreau You Don’t Know.

Luke Hansen, S.J., reports on his visit to Guantánamo Bay, where he witnessed the opening motions in the trial against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants charged in connection with attacks of 9/11. Luke wrote about his visit here, and you can find his photos on our Facebook page.

Roger Haight, S.J., and James Martin, S.J., discuss the genius of the Spiritual Exercises. Both priests have written recent books on the Exercises. Fr. Haight’s book, Christian Spirituality for Seekers, was published this summer. Fr. Martin’s The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything is out in paperback.

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Fordham University, offers advice on reading the presidential polls. Professor Panagopoulos is director of Fordham’s Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy.

Joel K. Goldstein, a respected scholar of the vice presidency, analyzes the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan. Goldstein talks about how the debates have shaped the office of the vice presidency, and the history of Catholic vice-presidential candidates. There were 8 in all (if you count Biden twice), and they […]

From the archives, Michael O’Neill McGrath, O.S.F.S., widely known as “Brother Mickey,” talks about his vocation as a painter and some of his notable works. A portfolio of Brother Mickey’s painted mandelas appears in the October 22 issue. Additional paintings by Brother Mickey can be viewed in this slideshow.

What are the origins of human consciousness? Can science and evolution explain human development, or do we need to look to other sources to understand the depths of human intelligence? How does one respond to Richard Dawkins and others who argue for an exclusively scientific explanation of human nature? Father Brendan Purcell tackles these questions […]